You know what they say: April showers bring May flowers — and in South Florida, a few more restaurants and bars too. Spring ushered in more than warming temperatures. The season also welcomed a wide swathe of new establishments, most notably Michael Schulson’s Monkitail, the second celebrity-built concept to open at the Diplomat Beach Resort following Geoffrey Zakarian’s Point Royal.
It’s just before 9 a.m. and Marcel Az still hasn’t had breakfast. Standing on the sidewalk outside Fort Lauderdale’s Noor Bakery, the slender, baby-faced trucker cups his hands around his eyes and desperately signals for help. When the door of the beige building with a red clay-tiled roof clicks open,…
The tuna pastelitos from Gilbert’s Bakery shouldn’t be as good as they are. The recipe alone sounds like the kind of outlandish concoction to spring out of one of IBM Chef Watson’s algorithms. The menesier de tuna ($1.25) folds a slightly flaky, crumbly crust like that of pie dough around shredded albacore tuna prepared in the style of ropa vieja. Once the pastries are out the oven and cooled, a quick slick of sugar syrup gives them a chrome-like shine.
April in Miami saw several significant openings and a few closings. Miami royalty Gloria and Emilio Estefan debuted Estefan Kitchen in the Design District and gained a new brewery. Miami’s beloved Knaus Berry Farm closed for the season, and Cypress Tavern and Made in Italy shuttered. Finally, Federal Donuts in Wynwood and Panther Coffee in the MiMo District are scheduled to open soon.
Miami saw many interesting restaurants and eateries open in April 2017. From a new brewery to a proper deli to a place to get freshly baked cookies, here are the tastiest new places to check out.
A key ingredient of any successful brunch is a bubbly cocktail. You know, something light and fizzy with a noticeable oomph. Sometimes that means a bacon strip and a dash of Tabasco sauce, and other times heavy champagne and pulp-filled OJ does the trick.
CMX, the newly opened dine-in movie theatre in Brickell City Centre offers gourmet food options.
It’s official — Miami has been named one of the nation’s top ten vegan cities. The honor comes from VegNews, the biggest veg publication in the United States, and it’s a first. A free celebration is in the works, dubbed Vegan Day.
Monkitail, created by Philadelphia-based chef and restaurateur Michael Schulson, opens to the public tomorrow, Friday, April 28. The eatery’s debut brings a contemporary izakaya — or Japanese gastropub — with sharable small plates and sushi, as well as an array of specialty cocktails and sake, to Hollywood’s Diplomat Resort. “Living…
When it comes to seafood, freshness is key to a restaurant’s success, according to Pano I. Karatassos, executive chef of Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, the company behind Miami Beach’s newest seafood house, Lobster Bar Sea Grille (404 Washington Ave., Miami Beach). The Miami Beach outpost is the second location of this oceanic…
This past Christmas, after Waffle House debuted its black gift card, the popular restaurant firm’s CEO, Walt Ehmer, sent Florida born, Miami-raised Billy Corben a $250 example.
The anticipated Kiki on the River, designed by Mark Lehmkuhl and Jay Wall of Thirlwall Design, invokes the Mediterranean while respecting the building’s previous life as a fish market. Slated to open last fall, Kiki opened earlier this week for lunch and will launch dinner in the next few weeks along…
Ryan Martin faced a dilemma. The success of his restaurant, 180 Degrees at the DRB, was such that he was too busy to spend time with his dogs Truffle and Cheddar. “I was working like 90 hours a week and they were just at home alone.” Martin, at the suggestion of his…
It came as somewhat of a surprise when Arjun Waney, the restauranteur behind Zuma and Coya, announced he would open a Miami outpost of his London-based southern French inspired La Petite Maison. The opulent space opened last month with the feeling of an art gallery in the Marais, a seaside beach shack near Nice, and a here and there a touch of extravagance culled from the grand dining rooms of Paris or Monaco.
Miami Beach will lose some of its glitter and history with the announcement that two beloved bars are shuttering: the Palace Bar and the Sandbar Lounge.
At a Jugofresh outpost inside Whole Foods Aventura in December 2016, a rainbow of juice bottles filled an open-faced refrigerator. Many of the green, orange, and red liquids claimed an assortment of health benefits, such as “brain boosting,” “hearty healthy,” and “bone building” effects packed in a 16-ounce serving. But as…
Vicky’s House is the latest undertaking by the Kush Hospitality Group. Founder Matt Kuscher enlisted the help of his director of operations, Laurie Grasty, who birthed the idea of serving milkshakes. The result is a 12-seat waiting area for his Lokal restaurant in Coconut Grove in honor of Kuscher’s mother’s house, kitchen towel and all.
It’s been more than a year and a half since Velvet Creme, an iconic Miami doughnut shop, announced its reopening after a 15-year hiatus. As of Monday, April 17, the store officially broke ground on Calle Ocho, signaling a resurrection of its original flagship location, which opened on Eighth Street Street in 1947.
Only four months after opening, restaurateur Danny Serfer’s new North Miami Beach restaurant, Mignonette Uptown, has lost its chef de cuisine, 26-year-old Anthony Ciancio. Serfer says the departure was “amicable,” but it might be a blow to his new place. The owner gave the chef wide latitude to design the menu and shape it.
Brunch in South Beach usually equates to free-flowing booze, a DJ playing sultry beats, and a dress code where less is more. As weekend sunshine peeks through floor-to-ceiling windows inside Upland, the collaborative eatery from restaurateur Stephen Starr and chef Justin Smillie, you’ll find something strange by South Beach standards: families with children, couples, and friends quietly chitchatting over pistachio pizza and eggs Norwegian.
When it comes to snagging a secret menu item, one must be in the know. Because hidden dishes are scattered across various restaurants in town, finding off-menu items is a challenge. Sometimes, though, diners receive helpful information from the eatery itself.
Brace yourself, Miami: The first rainbow doughnut has arrived. The Salty Donut, the artisanal doughnut shop in Wynwood, has created its most colorful flavor yet, and half of all proceeds will benefit Style Saves, a charity by nightlife guru David Grutman and his wife, Isabela Rangel Grutman.
